Nursing students' perceptions of a career in nursing and impact of a National Campaign designed to attract people into the nursing profession

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-83

  Buerhaus, Peter I ^a   Donelan, Karen ^b   Norman, Linda ^a   Dittus, Robert ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Johnson Johnson Campaign; Nursing student survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREER; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PARENT; SALARY; SAMPLING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER CHOICE; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; FRIENDS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MINORITY GROUPS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 15944388595     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2005.02.001     Document Type: Article

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